Forgotten Classics

Trawling through the forums and often get reminded of fights that have long been forgotten.

I came across this little beauty and thought I'd share it with you incase you haven't seen it or brings back some memories. The fight is...

Junior Jones v Richard Evatt

Richard Evatt, 1993 ABA Bantamweight champion who was known to have been a bit of a banger, never quite hit the heights when he turned pro. Soon after being defeated by unheralded Smith Odoom in Poland, he was offered the opportunity of a lifetime against Junior Jones on the Naseem v Ingle undercard. Junior Jones was coming off a win against Tom 'Boom Boom' Johnson but defeats prior to both Morales and McKinney (but prior to those defeats he beat Barrera twice) was still expected to deal with Evatt with ease.

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Cheers Soldier certainly does, remember this fight not for just being exciting but wasn't there an awful fire alarm going on for a part of the fight ? Involved in some great matchups Junior Jones to be fair.

Cheers, Rodders

Thanks Rodders  

At least someone has seen it/watched it

Yer it was a great fight, really thought Richard was going to pull it off at a few points!

Richard died in 2012 in suspicious circumstances, a man was arrested in connection to his murder, bailed but never charged. He fell on hard times after a brain scan picked up an irregularity that prevented him from continuing his career and he went off the rails. He had a known drink and drug addiction problems and was homeless at the time of his death. He was found dead at the hostel he was staying in.

RIP

I was at this fight, terrific stuff. The main event was alright as well. Ingle was a tough old boy. Evatt was regularly a good watch, a terrific dig and a less than concrete chin always makes for good viewing.

Must have been good seeing Tommy Hearns live Rowley

Looks good on the CV mate, but to be honest the fight was terrible, like seeing a fat Elvis in 76!

Rowley wrote:Looks good on the CV mate, but to be honest the fight was terrible, like seeing a fat Elvis in 76!

Aye but its always nice to see a legend in the flesh

Forgot about Hearns being on the card certainly one to tick off as mentioned Jeff, Hamed v Ingle was a cracking fight , Hamed was brilliant for the first six and then Ingle put it right on him, underrated fight in many ways.

Cheers, Rodders.

Thanks for putting this up, SOF.

I remember this was posted on here after Richard's death. I'd never seen it before but had a look then and as you and others have said, cracking fight.

There was a spate of British fighters not really considered to even be amongst the best operators on these shores who were given surprise shots at titles / a big global name around that time; Kevin Leushing against Trinidad, Paul Lloyd against Barrera, Howard Clarke against Vargas etc. Given how badly those guys were outclassed (although in fairness Leushing did put Trinidad on the floor early on) you'd have thought that Evatt's effort here would be remembered a bit more than it was / is.

Can't add anything else as Evatt's career is one that I'm not really familiar with outside of this fight, but it was a beauty. Can't argue with what's been said about Jones, either. He did the same thing in that first fight with Barrera, turning it on its head with one massive punch against the run of play. The McKinney fight was great, too - another one that took place on a Naz undercard, oddly enough.

Could add Adrian Stone against Mosley to that list Chris, now he did get a whooping.

88Chris05 wrote:Thanks for putting this up, SOF.

I remember this was posted on here after Richard's death. I'd never seen it before but had a look then and as you and others have said, cracking fight.

There was a spate of British fighters not really considered to even be amongst the best operators on these shores who were given surprise shots at titles / a big global name around that time; Kevin Leushing against Trinidad, Paul Lloyd against Barrera, Howard Clarke against Vargas etc. Given how badly those guys were outclassed (although in fairness Leushing did put Trinidad on the floor early on) you'd have thought that Evatt's effort here would be remembered a bit more than it was / is.

Can't add anything else as Evatt's career is one that I'm not really familiar with outside of this fight, but it was a beauty. Can't argue with what's been said about Jones, either. He did the same thing in that first fight with Barrera, turning it on its head with one massive punch against the run of play. The McKinney fight was great, too - another one that took place on a Naz undercard, oddly enough.

Now that was a shellacking, painful to watch. Add Any Holligan getting thrown into the Mexican pit with Chavez.

Cheers, Rodders

88Chris05 wrote:Thanks for putting this up, SOF.

I remember this was posted on here after Richard's death. I'd never seen it before but had a look then and as you and others have said, cracking fight.

There was a spate of British fighters not really considered to even be amongst the best operators on these shores who were given surprise shots at titles / a big global name around that time; Kevin Leushing against Trinidad, Paul Lloyd against Barrera, Howard Clarke against Vargas etc. Given how badly those guys were outclassed (although in fairness Leushing did put Trinidad on the floor early on) you'd have thought that Evatt's effort here would be remembered a bit more than it was / is.

Can't add anything else as Evatt's career is one that I'm not really familiar with outside of this fight, but it was a beauty. Can't argue with what's been said about Jones, either. He did the same thing in that first fight with Barrera, turning it on its head with one massive punch against the run of play. The McKinney fight was great, too - another one that took place on a Naz undercard, oddly enough.

No probs, love litlle gem fights like this. I remember watching this with dad. He was going ape rooting for Evatt (every one loves an underdog) but it just wasnt meant to be.

And when I spotted this on another forum, it was the only other time I'd seen it since then and brought back alot of fond memories.

Didn't Evatt get his jaw broken in a fight by some Aussie fight Mick something or other? Guy smashed into him with his noggin. Reminded me of Miranda vs Abraham

Carrying on SOF topic can anyone remember this British classic ?

Cheers, Rodders

I haven't seen much of Lueshing at all apart from the Trinidad fight I mentioned earlier, Rodders, so definitely one for me to watch there. Thanks for posting.

What the hell, too good (and too often forgotten) a fight for it not to be posted here. Spencer Fearon against David Walker. Another British classic worth fifteen minutes of any boxing fan's time.

88Chris05 wrote:I haven't seen much of Lueshing at all apart from the Trinidad fight I mentioned earlier, Rodders, so definitely one for me to watch there. Thanks for posting.

What the hell, too good (and too often forgotten) a fight for it not to be posted here. Spencer Fearon against David Walker. Another British classic worth fifteen minutes of any boxing fan's time.

What I liked about Lueshing was when he got his chance he didn't die wondering.............Huge underdog that went for it !!

Colorful character and exciting too..

Cheers Chris, haven't seen that in a while.

Cheers, Rodders

If we're doing domestic fights that slip under the radar a bit i give you

The cornermen for that fight weren't bad Chris, Fearon should have been so much more than he was but like all Booth fighters had stamina issues.

Soldier_Of_Fortune wrote:Trawling through the forums and often get reminded of fights that have long been forgotten.

I came across this little beauty and thought I'd share it with you incase you haven't seen it or brings back some memories. The fight is...

Junior Jones v Richard Evatt

Richard Evatt, 1993 ABA Bantamweight champion who was known to have been a bit of a banger, never quite hit the heights when he turned pro. Soon after being defeated by unheralded Smith Odoom in Poland, he was offered the opportunity of a lifetime against Junior Jones on the Naseem v Ingle undercard. Junior Jones was coming off a win against Tom 'Boom Boom' Johnson but defeats prior to both Morales and McKinney (but prior to those defeats he beat Barrera twice) was still expected to deal with Evatt with ease.

Enjoy

Wow thanks for posting this. I'd never seen it and didn't know the result, so was watching it close to as if it were live. I was childishly willing Evatt on as if it wasn't decades ago. Up and down, fiery action, cracking KO to end it when it was really needed. Damn.

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Soldier_Of_Fortune wrote:Trawling through the forums and often get reminded of fights that have long been forgotten.

I came across this little beauty and thought I'd share it with you incase you haven't seen it or brings back some memories. The fight is...

Junior Jones v Richard Evatt

Richard Evatt, 1993 ABA Bantamweight champion who was known to have been a bit of a banger, never quite hit the heights when he turned pro. Soon after being defeated by unheralded Smith Odoom in Poland, he was offered the opportunity of a lifetime against Junior Jones on the Naseem v Ingle undercard. Junior Jones was coming off a win against Tom 'Boom Boom' Johnson but defeats prior to both Morales and McKinney (but prior to those defeats he beat Barrera twice) was still expected to deal with Evatt with ease.

Enjoy

Wow thanks for posting this. I'd never seen it and didn't know the result, so was watching it close to as if it were live. I was childishly willing Evatt on as if it wasn't decades ago. Up and down, fiery action, cracking KO to end it when it was really needed. Damn.

No probs

Like the vids everyone has been posting, keep them coming

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:What I liked about Lueshing was when he got his chance he didn't die wondering.............Huge underdog that went for it !!

Colorful character and exciting too..

Hadn't seen this fight before and I agree. Lueshing even won the first on my card.

Especially when u see Lockett and co crumbling..

Like the Mercer Cooper post. 

How do you post youtube videos on here? I'd put up Clifford Etienne and Lawrence Clay Bey, awesome scrap!

I remember that one, Monty! Seems incredible to think it now but at the time, with Rahman's shock win over Lewis still to come and with Tyson and Holyfield's careers on a serious downturn, Etienne and Clay Bey were being hailed in some corners as the next great American Heavyweight hopes. Still, served up a cracker before  both of those bubbles got burst.

Only a Brit by association I guess, but you can't let a thread like this pass without mentioning a Cornelius Boza-Edwards fight. Most people know about his unbelievable wars with Chacon, Navarrete and Limon, but as we're talking obscure fights (or forgotten ones) I'd suggest Boza's slug fest with Guy Villegas as well. All action as it almost always was with Boza.

Jason Cook vs Sandro Casamonica European Lightweight Title

Only recently came across this. Jason Cook went to Italy at 10 days notice to face former WBO and European title challenger Sandro Casamonica. First real step up in class for Cook who was the underdog in this fight.

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